wadmal

or wad·maal, wad·mel, wad·mol, wad·moll

[ wod-muhl ]

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noun

a bulky woolen fabric woven of coarse yarn and heavily napped, formerly much used in England and Scandinavia for the manufacture of durable winter garments.

wadmal

/ ˈwɒdməl /

noun

a coarse thick woollen fabric, formerly woven esp in Orkney and Shetland, for outer garments

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wadmal¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Old Norse vathmāl, equivalent to vāth cloth (cognate with Old English wæd; weed ² ) + māl measure ( piecemeal )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wadmal¹

C14: from Old Norse vathmal, from vath cloth + mal measure

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Example Sentences

He hung some grey wadmal in front of the hole, and it looked from the road below as if one could see through.

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He didn't care about the sodden wadmal breeks and tunic that hung around his skin.

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Leif gave her a gold finger-ring, a Greenland wadmal mantle, and a belt of walrus-tusk.

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Leif gave her a gold finger-ring, a Greenland Wadmal mantle, and a belt of walrus tusk.

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His father would not give him any outfit for his voyage beyond his bare provisions and a little wadmal.

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